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High School In boys high school basketball tonight… • Calumet tips off at Houghton. Coverage will begin around 7:00 on KBear 102.3. • Ewen-Trout Creek entertains Forest Park. On the girls schedule… • Calumet welcomes West Iron County. • Hancock journeys to Ewen-Trout Creek – the varsity game tips off …

The Baraga Convention and Visitors Bureau posted on Facebook late Tuesday, sharing tips on how to stay safe on a snowmobile. It highlights the Michigan DNR’s “Ride Right” initiative. “Please follow the RIDE RIGHT programRide on the right side of the trail.Ride at a safe speed.Ride sober.Anticipate and yield to …

Black Bear, Inc., which operates Mount Bohemia Ski Resort, and Lac La Belle Lodge are reviewing an agreement created during mediation on Monday. The case dates back to last May, filed in United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan. The deal is still preliminary until all documents …

Houghton City Manager Eric Waara began Tuesday evening’s Planning Commission meeting with a manager’s report, including an update on Michigan Tech’s Master Plan revisions. The school remains confident that it can substantially grow both the undergraduate and graduate student populations in the coming decades. The current goal is to expand …

Two men are currently housed at the Houghton County Jail following the execution of a search warrant at a Stanton Township home by law enforcement yesterday. Inside the Superior View Road residence was a “significant amount” of crystal methamphetamine, which has been seized by police. Both men, one 31- and …

High School In high school hockey last night… • Paul Sturos had a hat trick, as Calumet overwhelmed Negaunee 9-1. The game ended in the third period because of the mercy rule. Jackson Rilei had two goals and four assists, and Ayden Williams scored twice. Brendan Boberg found the net …

UPDATE (Wednesday evening): The alleged murderer and his victim in Monday’s incident have been identified by the Michigan State Police. A copy of the full statement: “The suspect in the homicide was arraigned today in the 97th District Court.  Isaiah Strieter, 18 years old, from the Houghton/Hancock area, was arraigned on …

The next phase of the L’Anse sewer system rebuild is proceeding. At Monday’s meeting, the village council approved $2.7 million in contracts for work on the collection system, the sewer plant, and several lift stations. Village Manager Bob LaFave thanked the federal government for stepping up when the bids came …

The Portage Health Auxiliary has awarded a $2,500 grant to Copper Country Senior Meals to improve the agency’s ability to keep food heated. New containers can be connected to the delivery vehicle directly, allowing temperature to be maintained for a prolonged period of time. Copper Country Senior Meals says including …

A report from the state’s nonpartisan Office of the Auditor General says that an additional 2,386 people died in Michigan nursing homes while a controversial Executive Order was in effect in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The document was first leaked mid-month and is already causing fallout. State …